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IS40560

Academic Year 2024/2025

Digital Libraries (IS40560)

Subject:
Information Studies
College:
Social Sciences & Law
School:
Information & Comms Studies
Level:
4 (Masters)
Credits:
5
Module Coordinator:
Dr Lai Ma
Trimester:
Spring
Mode of Delivery:
On Campus
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

Digital libraries offer exciting possibilities for providing access to digital and digitised content, but raise numerous technical, social, and organisational challenges. This module will examine some of the issues associated with the evolving concept and development of digital libraries and create a small DL of their own. Topics will include the evolution of digital libraries; their social, technical, and related dimensions; the creation and management of digital resources, including data and data repositories; and digital library services, use, and users.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

On successful completion of this module students should be able to: 1) Explain the history and current state of digital library initiatives, projects, and activities; 2) Demonstrate knowledge of metadata, preservation, and related issues through the creation of collection development policy for a DL; 4) Differentiate between data repositories and digital libraries; 5) Demonstrate familiarity with terms like open data, open access, and Big Data; 2) Plan and implement a small-scale, but useful and functional, digital library.

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

24
Specified Learning Activities

36
Autonomous Student Learning

65
Total

125

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
active/task-based learning; peer and group work; lectures; critical writing; enquiry & problem-based learning; case-based learning

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations
Learning Recommendations:

No specialised knowledge of computers will be required for this module, but basic IT skills are expected. A high level of initiative, motivation and commitment to independent study will be required for seminar contributions and coursework.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 

Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered
Practical Skills Assessment: DL Plan Development Week 7 Standard conversion grade scale 40% No

30

 No
Practical Skills Assessment: DL Implementation Week 10 Standard conversion grade scale 40% No

30

 No
Assignment(Including Essay): Environmental scan/evaluation of DL Week 14 Standard conversion grade scale 40% No

40

 No

Carry forward of passed components
No
 

Resit In Terminal Exam
Summer No
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Not yet recorded.

Name Role
Mr Tim Keefe Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Stefanie Havelka Tutor
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